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Gambling Companies Spent Big to Defeat Three California Lawmakers. ‘We Want to Be Respected’
Ryan Sabalow / Dec. 10, 2024, 7:46 a.m. / Sacramento
… $6.3 million to candidates since January 2023 while card rooms have donated at least $1.3 million. Those funds don’t include the $3 million the card rooms spent targeting the four candidates this fall …
OBITUARY: William Smith Jackson III, 1939-2024
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: William Smith Jackson III, 1939-2024 At 85 years old, William Smith Jackson III, known as Bill, passed away peacefully in Garberville on November 1, 2024. He was born …
OBITUARY: Ronald ‘Ron’ Richard Straight, 1936-2024
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… -granddaughter Lily Smith. Services honoring his life and memory will be held at Wesleyan Church of the Redwoods at 1645 Fischer Ave in McKinleyville on December 28, 2024 at 1 p.m. Reception will follow …
Sheriff’s Office Releases Body Cam Footage of a Deputy Fatally Shooting an Armed Man in Cutten in April
Ryan Burns / Dec. 9, 2024, 4:36 p.m. / Crime
(VIDEO) Arcata High Tigers Headed to State Football Championship Game After Winning Regional Crown
LoCO Staff / Dec. 9, 2024, 3:06 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
(VIDEO) Popular YouTuber Peter Santenello Explores the Lost Coast in His Third Humboldt-Focused Mini-Doc
Ryan Burns / Dec. 9, 2024, 11:37 a.m. / Our Culture
Fentanyl Discovered Inside Eureka Man Following Arcata Traffic Stop
LoCO Staff / Dec. 9, 2024, 9:51 a.m. / Crime
… pepper spray, 2.2g of methamphetamine, and a glass pipe. Adams was then taken to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility (HCCF), where 1.2g of fentanyl was located inside his rectum …
California Brought Back Bilingual Education. 3 Reasons Why So Few Schools Offer It
Tara García Mathewson / Dec. 9, 2024, 7:27 a.m. / Sacramento
… for how soon the state’s schools should foster widespread bilingualism: By 2030, half of California students should be on a path to becoming bilingual and 1,600 schools should be running dual …
PASTOR BETHANY: In the Second Week of Advent, Think About the Kind of Peace You Want
LoCO Staff / Dec. 8, 2024, 7 a.m. / Faith-y
… have to take a count.Luke 2:1-5In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius …
TINY FOOTPRINTS: Holiday Gifting — It’s What’s on the Outside
Ashley Thomas / Dec. 8, 2024, 7 a.m. / Tiny Footprints
… TINY FOOTPRINTS: Holiday Gifting — It’s What’s on the Outside #article-text li { margin-top:1em; } Better. Photo: Pexels.Let’s talk about wrapping paper. It’s estimated that 4 …
OBITUARY: James Allen Hague, 1952-2024
LoCO Staff / Dec. 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and nephews, cousins and friends, all of whom meant a great deal to him.Please join us for a celebration of life on February 1, 2025 at 1 p.m. in the Great Room at the Wharfinger Building in Eureka (1 Marina …
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Salty Santa Boat Parade Returns to Old Town Eureka
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 7, 2024, 1:24 p.m. / Community , Feel Good
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Eureka Sailor’s Memories of Naval Life in Honolulu, Just After the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Ted Gruhn / Dec. 7, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
CULTURE PLAYER: Brenda Pérez and Centro del Pueblo are Putting Down Roots
Gabrielle Gopinath / Dec. 7, 2024, 7 a.m. / Culture
What Did We Learn? Emergency Personnel Grade Humboldt County’s Reaction to Yesterday’s Earthquake and Tsunami Threat
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 6, 2024, 4:55 p.m. / Earthquake
PICK a SONG: Eureka City Manager Miles Slattery on What City Government Learned From Yesterday’s Chaotic Old Town Evacuation, and Also on His Stint as Lead Singer in a San Diego Punk Band
LoCO Staff / Dec. 6, 2024, 2:23 p.m. / Pick a Song
It’s HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE Season! Sen. Mike McGuire Checks in on Post-Quake Humboldt and Reminds Everyone That Food For People is Counting on You
Hank Sims / Dec. 6, 2024, 12:50 p.m. / Activism
OBITUARY: Robin Leanne Kuhnle, 1948-2024
LoCO Staff / Dec. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Arthur Henry Lange, 1943-2024
LoCO Staff / Dec. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… show, traveling all over the states entering car shows. One of his greatest prize possessions was his and Linda’s 1972 Mustang Mach 1, as they won many trophies for that car.Art had a devotion …
OBITUARY: David Vern Lovfald, 1956-2024
LoCO Staff / Dec. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Bary Leonard Jones, 1956-2024
LoCO Staff / Dec. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Gov. Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency on the North Coast
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2024, 2:07 p.m. / Emergency
(UPDATING) Humboldt Responds to Big Offshore Earthquake
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2024, 11:44 a.m. / Earthquake , Emergency
… in the earthquake, be sure to report it to the city at 707-763-3532.— Isabella Vanderheiden###UPDATE, 2:15 p.m.: Gov. Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency on the North Coast— Hank Sims###UPDATE, 1:35 p.m.: Groceries …
(UPDATE: CANCELED) Tsunami Warning in Effect
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2024, 10:55 a.m. / Emergencies
CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Eureka Cultural Arts District Announces Grant Funding for Holiday-Themed Projects
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2024, 10:08 a.m. / Art
ICE Is Looking for a New Detention Center in Blue California. The State Probably Can’t Stop It
Wendy Fry / Dec. 5, 2024, 7:34 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Walker, 1924-2024
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka City Council Advances Development Agreement for Affordable Housing Projects on City-Owned Parking Lots, Approves Church Conversion Near Henderson Center
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 4, 2024, 4:06 p.m. / Housing , Local Government
… Security National. As many of our readers will recall, Arkley recently spent more than $1.6 million on Measure F, a failed ballot measure that sought to protect downtown parking lots by halting the city …
Blue Lake’s City Council Election Tie Will Be Resolved By Pulling a Name From a Hat, Essentially
Ryan Burns / Dec. 4, 2024, 3:49 p.m. / Elections
… , incumbent Tami Trent was re-elected alongside Fortuna Ace Hardware owner and council newcomer Jerry D. King.Humboldt County's half 1 (per)cent sales tax initiative, Measure O, passed easily while …
Cal Poly Humboldt Students Will Have to Go Without On-Campus Sushi for a Little While
Hank Sims / Dec. 4, 2024, 1:28 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt